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faculty of SCIENCE
studies of strain fields and residual stress analysis; (d)
Single electron transport and interactions
Applied Physics (A Buffler, I Govender, M R Nchodu, S
W Peterson, S M Wheaton): (a) Positron Emission Particle
Tracking at PEPT Cape Town, iThemba LABS; (b) Particulate
flow and interaction characterization in engineering and
biological systems by computational and mechanistic
modelling; (c) Radiation transport modelling in industrial
and medical systems; (d) Applied nuclear physics using
neutrons; (e) Geo-neutrino detection (EARTH collaboration)
Tertiary physics education (M S Allie, A Buffler and D
Taylor): (a) Curriculum design and evaluation; (b) Role
of language; (c) Understanding of measurement and
uncertainty; (d) Modelling and visualization
Departmental Statistics
Permanent and Long Term Contract Staff
Professor
3
Associate Professor
7
Senior Lecturer
2
Lecturer
5
Part-time Lecturer
1
Technical Staff
4
Administrative Staff
4
Departmental & Lab Assistants
4
TOTAL
30
Research Staff
Emeritus Professor
5
Emeritus Associate Professor
1
Senior Research Associate
1
TOTAL
7
Students
Doctoral
16
Master’s
18
Honours
6
Undergraduate
1680
TOTAL
1720
Research Fields and Staff
Permanent Staff
Professor D.G. Aschman
Head of Department; Experimental Nuclear Physics.
Professor D.T. Britton
Solid State Physics.
Professor A. Peshier
Theoretical Physics.
Associate Professor M.S. Allie* (CHED)
Experimental Nuclear Physics; Physics Education.
Associate Professor M.D. Blumenthal
Solid State Physics.
Associate Professor A. Buffler
Experimental Nuclear Physics. Physics Education.
Associate Professor C.M. Comrie
Solid State Physics.
Associate Professor R.W. Fearick
Experimental Nuclear Physics.
Associate Professor M. Härting
Solid State Physics.
Associate Professor H.W.G. Weigert
Theoretical Physics.
Dr I. Govender
Senior Lecturer; Applied Physics.
Dr S.M. Wheaton
Senior Lecturer; Theoretical Physics.
Dr A. Hamilton
Lecturer; Experimental Particle Physics.
Dr W.A. Horowitz
Lecturer; Theoretical Particle Physics.
Dr M.R. Nchodu
Lecturer; Experimental Nuclear Physics, Physics Education.
Dr S.W. Peterson
Lecturer; Experimental Nuclear Physics.
Ms D .Taylor
Lecturer; Physics Education.
Mr G. Leigh
Part-time Lecturer.
Research Staff
Emeritus Professor F.D. Brooks
Experimental Nuclear Physics.
Emeritus Professor J.W.A. Cleymans
Senior Research Associate; Theoretical Physics.
Emeritus Professor C.A. Dominguez
Theoretical Particle Physics.